Media

WFSU Ecology Blog, February 2017

Rob Diaz de Villeges featured us in his blog about connecting North Florida Forests, Waterways, and Coasts. Click here to read about our attempt to document the remotest location in the Big Bend Region of Florida (between the Suwannee and the Apalachicola Rivers). The Big Bend Remote Spot is within Bradwell Bay Wilderness Area (Apalachicola National Forest), 2.6 miles from a road.

WFSU Local Routes Program, February 2017

The New Yorker, October 2015

Click here to read Eben Pindyck’s article and learn how Project Remote inspired one man to find remoteness in America’s largest city.

Rapid City Journal, October 2014

Click here to read the front page article by Seth Tupper in the Rapid City Journal weekend edition. The Journal’s photo editor, Chris Huber, accompanied us for the first mile of our South Dakota expedition.

New Beginnings (La Leche League USA), July 2014

Click here for Rebecca’s interview with Winema Wilson Lanoue (La Leche League Leader) about breastfeeding in the wild and camping with a child as she grows from baby to toddler and beyond.

O The Oprah Magazine, March 2014

A profile piece featured us as Trailblazers in the Live Your Best Life section. We couldn’t find the article to link to online so you’ll just have to trust us. Thanks Bonnie Tsui for being our champion.

Dirtbag Diaries Podcast, February 2014

Click here to listen to a podcast all about Project Remote. Thanks to all the folks at Dirtbag Diaries for helping us spread the word about remoteness in America.

The Environmental Report, Michigan Radio (NPR), August 22, 2013

Click here to hear our interview with Rebecca Williams. The accompanying article also includes a clip about what we do at a Remote Spot. You’ll even get to hear Ryan shout out a big Woo-hoo!

Perspectives is a video series that provides standards-aligned clips highlighting experiences and thoughts from math and science experts, teachers, and professionals. Click here to watch the video that relates a Florida Standard (MACC.8.G.2.8) with Project Remote.

Arkansas Life, July 2013

Finding Far-Flung Arkansas, an article by Shea Stewart that does a great job explaining the quantitative objective of Project Remote. Unfortunately, the online version is no longer available.

On page 2 of the New York Times Travel section, there is an article entitled Seeking Solitude with a Guide. Project Remote is listed under the Florida section, not because we guide trips to Remote Spots but because we are ‘seeking solitude’ in all 50 states. The link above leads to the online version.

Down East (Maine), January 2013
Ginny Wright wrote a short article about our expedition into the Maine Remote Spot. The article isn’t available online so we can’t provide a link to it here…hopefully you can pick up your own copy.

Adirondack Explorer (New York), September/October 2012

Josh Wilson, writer and photographer for the Adirondack Explorer, accompanied us on our New York Remote Spot expedition and wrote about it in the September/October edition. The article is not available online but the editor, Phil Brown, graciously provided us with a copy of the story to share. Click here for Part 1 of the article and click here for Part 2.

Adirondack Almanack (New York), August 9, 2012

John Warren, founder of the Almanack, wrote about our experience in the Adirondacks, documenting the most remote location of New York. Quite a lot of interesting discussion followed the article. Click here to read the article and subsequent discussion.

Bangor Daily News (Maine), August 3, 2012

Reporter Aislinn Sarnacki covered our trip to the Maine Remote Spot (Baxter State Park) in the Bangor Daily News’ Outdoor section. Click here to read the article and the subsequent discussion that follow.

Concord Monitor (New Hampshire), July 11, 2012

Project Remote was highlighted on the front page the New Hampshire Concord Monitor. Laura McCrystal, reporter for the paper interviewed us after we conducted Project Remote Northeast and, in particular, the New Hampshire Remote Spot. Click here to read the article and subsequent comments.